2 charcoals before, 2 Twilight blues now, Now I need an alexa certified soundbar that isn’t $300.
I tried the 2 echo speakers in Home theater mode, they worked but no sound from Amazon fire tv stick 4k connected to Roku 4K TV, I would have thought with fire TV stick connected, the sound on TV would work at least, but Nooooo. Soundbar is connected via Optical TOSLINK, Cheap $20 ONN soundbar. I don’t mind another soundbar but $300-$1000 is too rich for this poor man. Would another economical soundbar with HDMI, Aux out, headphone out or other combined with eARC or some other work in collaboration with the 4 Echo Speakers? I have one eARC HDMI port, Fire Stick is on it, but may not work with TOSLINK. Does the soundbar require Alexa certified? Those are pricey.
HELPP?!
If you’re saying insert your firestick into the HDMI port on your Roku. I’m guessing it’s because you Don’t have anymore ports on your tv why not get a hmdi adaptor that should fix your soundbar issue. If that’s not the case I believe upgrading your fire stick to the cube should take care of the problem and either of those solutions are cheaper than getting a new sound bar.
not understanding your comment,
All firesticks have to be plugged into HDMI ports on any TV.
My Soundbar does NOT have HDMI port on the soundbar, Just a TOSLINK and Headphone port connection, I’m guessing that is why it isn’t working. I just wanted to confirm that before I went and bought a Non-Alexa certified soundbar that has a HDMI port and if it needed to be certian eARC, etc specs…
The new fire cube has a built in hdmi input. Which solves the problem does it not?
“Which solves the problem does it not?” I have absolutely no idea, That is why I asked, I have never set up a surround system before, especially not one based off of Alexa zigbee system. I am a novice.
how does that help when mine does not have HDMI, Are you stating that a fire tv cube will connect to a soundbar with one wireless HDMI port and without built in Alexa? and the soundbar will have sound at same time as my 4 echo speakers and the Fire TV cube?? The issue is getting a soundbar to work with the 4 speakers, not forgoing one.
If you connect the soundbar directly into the cube via hdmi i dont see why it wouldn’t work.
As far as I know, the echo speakers (dot or otherwise) will not work in home theater mode without another Alexa speaker. Usually the setup involves an Alexa studio and two echos, or an an Alexa sub. A non Alexa device will not talk to the echo speakers, even an Alexa certified soundbar. It will only work wilth a studio or sub.
If you are just trying to hook up a soundbar to a TV, it will work via optical. I have a Roku tv with a 4k fire stick hooked up to a cheapo Onn soundbar in the office. Works fine. Will not, however, connect to any Alexa in the room.
On a side note, eero announced the new echo dots (and this 4th gen) will now act as wifi extenders after an ota update (at some point to come). This makes this gen of echos pretty actractive to anyone with an eero setup. (Assuming it all works as advertised.)